Comb attachment for hair clippers



Jan. 6, 1953 A, GIORG] 2,624,113

COMB ATTACHMENT FOR HAIR CLIPPERS Filed Feb. 11. 1947 u m 'IIIII-VI/I 1VIIIIIIIIIIII-VII) IIIIII O, v i

orderly Patented Jan. 6, 1953 COMB ATTACHMENT FOR HAIR CLIPPERS AdelmoGiorgi, Highwoo 111., assignor, by direct I and mesne assignments, offive-twelfths to Battista Pasquesi, Highwcod, andone-sixth to Harley V.Dee, Great Lakes, Ill.

Application February 11, 1947*, Serial N o., 72 7,824

9 olaimsr (01. 30-201).

The presentinvention relates to a comb mounting: attachment for hairclippers and constitutes animprovement of the arrangement shown inmyPatent' No. 2,381,046,issued August '7, 1945. In the presentarrangement the comb attachment is so constructed and arranged that itmay be mounted on hair clipper heads of a variety of types.

I-Iair' clippers, as is well known to the trade and barber profession,have cutter heads that differ as to their shapes and dimensions. This isparticularly true respecting the width of the fixed comb platein theclipper head across which the cutter plate oscillates with a rapidvibratory motion for effecting the cutting operations. H'encefa combattachment: which is sold to the trade generally, shouldpossesseffective and easily operated means to render it capable of readyinstallation on a variety of hair clippers produced 'and distributed bydifferent manufacturersz To this end I have inventeda removable combmounting structure that is characterized by its adaptability for "quickassembly with theclipper heads which are generally avail able on themarket.

Iti's'therefore the primary object of my present invention to improvethe construction ofa comb attachment for hair clippers, and to amplifythe efficiency, operation and dependability of an attachment of thischaracter.

Also, it is a principal object hereof to provide mounting means forattaching a supplementary comb-on'a hair clipper; which means arecapable of'maximum adjustability of its means for securing-it detachablytocutter heads of" clippers having 'diiferent widths. Differentlystated, I have provided a comb attachingstructure having' universaladjustment.

Another object is to provide dependable and easily operated meanswhereby the auxiliary dependably shifted tocomb'maybe quickly andvarious positions relative to the comb plate of the clipper head, and bepositively maintained in any adjusted position without liability ofslippage;

Aifurtherobj'ect. hereof resides in the provisionof an adjustablecombattachment of such character that it does not interfere with theusual working parts of the clipper head to which it is attached.

Also the. presentsimprovementsz provide a comb mounting structure thatis constructed of, sturdy parts so that, at all times, it-willoperate-in a dependablezmanner and will not readily get out, ofFurthermore, the present. arrangement 2 issuch that'the parts may be.produced inthe form of metal stampings, and which may be as.- sembled inan economical manner, with the. result that the attachment may be soldvfor a reasonable price to retail trade.

Additional objects, aims and advantages of the improvements contemplatedhereinwill be ap-. parent to persons skilled in the art after theconstruction and operation of the comb attachment is understood from thewithin description.

It is preferred to accomplish the numerous objects of my presentinvention, and to practice the same, in substantially the mannerhereinafter fully described and as more. particularly pointed out ordefined in the appended claims.- Reference. is now made to. theaccompanying drawings that form a part of the specification.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a sideelevation of my improved comb. attachment shownassembled with the cutter head or distal portion of a hair clipper, andvdrawn to an enlarged scale;

Fig. 2 is a top plan of the attachment removed from the clipper head;

Fig. 3 is a face view looking at the structure on the plane of line 3-4on Fig. 1, portions being broken away for clearness;

Fig- 4 is a section taken along the plane of line 4-4- on Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 is a-sect-iontaken along the plane of. line. 5-5 on Fig. 2;

Fig. 6 is a transverse. section on Fig. 2, taken along line -6- -6thereon; and

Fig- '7- isa fragmentary sectional view along the plane of line 1- l on,Fig. 4.

Thewdrawings are to be understood as being more or less of a schematic.character for the purpose of disclosing a typical or preferred form ofthe invention contemplated herein. In said drawings, like referencecharacters identify thev same parts in the different views.

The work performing end, or distal portion of the. hair clipperillustrated in Fig. 1, includes a head assembly In, at the; cutting endof a. conveniently shaped housing or body H that en,- closes a smallelectricv motor unit of any desired type for operating the. vibratorycutter l2 in an oscillatory movement along oracross a comb plate l3which may be securely anchored for intimate. cooperation with thecutter. the ends of the comb. plate l3. project beyond or slightlyoverhang the side walls of the housing body, and so far-as I am aware,this isa charac-..

teristic of amajority of the well-known makes of hair clippers at.present available.. These. clip-.1

AS. seen,

ment the clipper body and cuttinghead may be bodily tilted with respectto the scalp during the cutting of the hair, which permits the length ofthe severed hair to be varied. Also the tilting may be progressivelyincreased or diminished during the cutting operation, according to thejudgment of the operator and the type of haircut being given toindividual customers.

The structure for mounting the auxiliary comb on the clipper is in theform of a composite unit which comprises a main plate or base member I4of a generally rectangular or oblong shape having tapered side flangesI5 theheight of which diminish towards the forward edge of plate I4.Theseside flanges I 5 have inclined slots I6 preferably paralleling theouter edges of said flanges so that they are oblique to the and haveears 26 at their'ends which are provided with finger grasping buttons27. The other or forward portions of rocker levers 24, 24 (which areidentified as 24a), taper towards their ends which are positionedagainst the studs 2I on the sliding clamps I9. It will be seen that eachlever takes the general form of a bell-crank, with the forward portionat an oblique angle to the rear portion, and are fulcrumed at thejunctions of these angles.

By reason of the construction and arrangement above-described, the clampoperating mem- 7 bers are of a scissors type wherein the rear arms planeof the plate I4,, the purpose of these slots will later be explained. Atthe rear of said plate there is a stop or abutment I'I adapted forengagement with the rear edge of the clipper comb I3 as seen in Fig. 1to assist in desirably positioning the assembly and maintain it on theclipper head.

There is an elongated rectangular shallow walled guide I8 at the forwardregion of the main plate I4, said guide beingof hollow form which isopen at its ends sothat it accommodates the elongated flat portions of apair of oppositely movable clamp members I9 which have sliding movementin said guide I8. 7 The ends of clamp members I9 protrude through theopen ends of guide I8 and are bent transversely in the form of flattenedL -shaped jaws 20 which have their inwardly projecting portions inplanes oblique to the planes of the upstanding portion. Yieldablecushions or pads 20a, preferably of rubber or the like, are cemented orotherwise secured to the inner faces of laws 2!! to absorb vibration aswell as to insure a firm gripping of the jaws against the ends of theclipper comb plate of a variety of thicknesses. This arrangementcomprises an important feature of the improvement for itis apparent thatto provide a device having universal adjustability, the clamps should beof a character which adapts them to engage different types of clipperhead members.

As, seen more clearly in Figs. 2, 4 and 6, the proximate inner regionsof clamps I9 have studs 2!, 2|, secured to them, and the upper and lowerwalls of guide I8 are slotted as at 22 and 23 respectively toaccommodate the upset ends and shanks of said studs. The studs 2icomprise portions of an operating mechanism which is adapted to move theclamp members I9 reciprocably in guide I8. This operating mechanism alsoincludes a pair of rocking levers 24, 24 arranged in superimposedrelation to each other beneath body plate I4. and are. fulcrumedintermediate their ends on a headed pivot pin 25 projecting downwardfrom the rear portion of plate I cl in themanner shown in Fig. 6. Therear portions of levers 24 project beyond the rear edge of plate I4where they are deflected obliquely as shown,

of the levers are urged in spaced apart relation by yieldable means suchas spring members 28 which are anchored to pins 29 on plate I 4 and havetheir free ends bearing against studs 2| of the sliding clamps IS. Saidspring members 28 are of suiiicient tension to urge clamps I9 towardseach other in a manner to cause the jaws 20 of the clamps to firmlyengage the sides of the clipper comb I3 and prevent dislodgement of theattachment while in use. Furthermore, the arrangement described adaptsthe attachment for being dependably mounted on hair clippers having combplates or other members of a variety of lengths. The operation ofmounting this attachment to a hair clipper is a very simple one whichrequires merely the pressing of the finger buttons 21 towards each otherwhich moves the clamps [9 in an outward direction far enough to permitplacement of the clipper comb or other member between the jaws 2B,whereupon by releasing the manual flnger pressure the jaws will beretracted by'springs 28 into firm engagement with the portion of theclipper to which the attachment is releasably secured.

The portion of this assembly which carries the auxiliarycombfor'coaction with the comb of the clipper head In preferably takesthe form of a slide which is adapted to be locked in a plurality ofselected positions, and while in any of these positions theclipper headmay be tilted with respect to the auxiliary comb to predetermine thelength of hair removed by the clipper. This auxiliary comb carrierpreferably comprises a generally rectangular holder 30 each side marginof which has at least two spaced L-shaped lugs 3I arranged with theirlateral portions turned inward towards the lugs at the opposite edge ofholder 30 as best seen in Fig. 4 wherein the auxiliary comb 32 is shownin broken lines. The back-- bone of comb 32 has a recess 33 adjacent itsmargin into which is projected a latch pin 34 ona flat spring 35anchored to holder plate 30 (Figs. 1 and 3), and leading to recess 33there is an inclined groove 36 for guiding pin 34 to said recess whenthe comb 32 is inserted edgewise into lugs 3|. Thus the comb isreleasably held in position in holder 30 to permit its ready removal forcleaning or replacement whenever desired.

Holder 30 has ears 3! at its sides preferably lying against the innersurfaces of the slotted side flanges l5 on the main plate or base memberl4 and have a generally triangular or tapered contour. Headed pivots 38pass through ears 31 to provide fulcrums for comb holder 30'and havetheir shanks 'slidably engaged in the 1 inclined slots I6 hereinbeforementioned. The'pivots 33 have long shanks which project inward of ears3'! and are surrounded by the convolutions of and main plate l4, theconvoluted portions of said springs being maintained on the pivot shanksby i retainer washerssm.as; shown in. detail on Fig. 4.Thesexsprings-yieldably urge-:the leadingeedge of holderrm andrthetoothedgportiona of the-comb 312 towardsthe cutter-portion of the.clipper head in t-ne manner. shown inliigs. .1 and'G; This, arrangement-is eifective to;,p,ermit yielding tilting movement between thecomb attachment and the hair clipper during the hair cutting operation,suchatilting movement being for the purpose of determining the length ofhair removed as will be later explained; e

Inaddition providing this aforesaid tiltability the assembly has meanswherebythecomb holder 30 m y emcvedbcdily n he. suidesl s it for thepurpose of projecting or retracting the tips of the; comb teeth withrelation to the. clipper headcombl 13,. said .meansbeingadapted to,releasably lock thecomb. holder st, in any, of its adiistedapositions... These;me an s comprise latch armed-l located alongsidethe flanges lion the ends cfhol'derplatei said latch arms bein f crumedat their forward ends on pivot pins d2 projecting outward from flangesI5. At their rear ends these arms are joined by a fiat cross bar 43which reinforces said arms and permits simultaneous movement thereof.Finger washers or buttons 44 are secured to the free ends of latch armsM and said arms are serrated to provide a plurality of notches orrecesses d5 along their outer edges for latching engagement with thepivot pins 38 alongside the heads of said pins. The latch arms GI areurged towards pivot pins 38 by springs 46 the outer regions of whichpress against said latch arms while the other ends of said springs 46are anchored to a convenient portion of the assembly preferably to studsi"; the abutment or stop flange IT at the rear of the main plate Itabove the levers 24. This permits movement of the latch arms in adirection away from pivots 38 thereby releasing the comb holder 34 sothat it may be bodily moved outwardly of the clipper head H3 orretracted therefrom the distance'desired for cutting the hair. In any ofthese adjusted positions the comb holder may be latched to preventrelative sliding movement with respect to the portion of the attachmentwhich is directly but releasably mounted on the clipper head.

While this invention has been herein described in detail in its presentpreferred form or embodiment, it will be apparent to persons skilled inthe art, after understanding the improvements, that various changes andmodifications may be made therein without departing from the spirit orscope thereof. I propose inv the appended claims to cover all suchchanges and modifications.

What I claim is:

1. In combination with a hair clipper which includes a plate having welldefined side edges; a comb attachment for said clipper comprising asupport; retractable clamp means reciprocably mounted on said supportand. releasably engaged with the side edges of said plate; astructurally independent toothed comb and a carrier for mounting saidcomb on said support with the toothed portion of the comb in coactiverelation with the outer margin of said clipper plate, said carrier beingfulcrumed on said support whereby to permit tilting movement between thecarrier and the clipper during cutting operations.

2. In combination with a hair clipper having severing means whichincludes a fixed plate with well defined side edges; a comb attachmentfor said clipper comprising a support; movable clamp, members. on, said;s ppor and r lea ably engaged with said plate side edges; spring meansurging saidmembers towardsengaging positions; a carrier pivotallymounted on said support; a hair comb removably mounted on said carrierand having a toothed portion in coactive relation with the severingmeans of the clipper; and yieldable means operative to urge said carrieron its pivot in .a direction towards said severing means, whereby, topermit relative tilting movement of said clipper with respect to saidcarrier and comb in opposition to said yieldable means.

3. In combination with a hair clipper head which includes a guard plate;a comb attachment therefor, comprising a support having clamp means-forreleasableene'agement with said'guard plate; and a, carrier formounting, a hairYcomb on said support, said carrier comprising a memberhaving means for removably receiving a hair comb; fulcrum means fortiltably mounting said carrieron said support; means slidably connectingsaid fulcrum means to said support; and manually operable latch meansreleasably engaged with said fulcrum means for restraining said fulcrummeans against sliding movement on said support. I

4. The arrangement defined in claim 3, wherein the latch arms areyieldably urged into engagement with the fulcrum and have a plurality ofrecesses for engagement therewith.

5. In combination with a hair clipper head; a comb attachment thereforcomprising a support detachably engaged with said clipper head, saidsupport having parallel slots therein; and a carrier for mounting a haircomb on said support, said carrier comprising a member having opposedcomb receiving means; pivots on said carrier member slidably engaged insaid slots thereby to permit tilting movement of said carrier memberwith respect to said support; and latch arms fulcrumed on said carriermember and engageable with said pivots in a plurality of locations insaid slots for restraining said carrier against sliding movement withrespect to said support.

6. The arrangement defined in claim 5, wherein the latch arms areyieldably urged into engagement with the pivots and have a plurality ofrecesses for engagement therewith.

'7. In combination with a hair clipper head; a comb attachment for saidclipper comprising a support; retractable clamp jaws movably mounted onsaid support and releasably engaged with the said clipper head, saidsupport having parallel slots therein; manually actuated levers on saidsupport for operating said clamp jaws; and a carrier slidably mounted onsaid support; a hair comb on said carrier and arranged with its toothedportion in coactive relation with the outer margin of said clipper head,said carrier comprising a member having comb receiving means; pivots onsaid member slidably engaged in said slots, said carrier being therebyeffective to tilt with respect to said support; latch arms fulcrumed onsaid carrier member; serrations on said latch arms for selectiveengagement of said arms with said pivots; and spring means engaged withsaid latch arms and releasably urging said latch arms into engagementwith said pivots and thereby restrain said carrier against slidingmovement with respect to said support.

8. In combination with the clipper head of a hair clipper; a combattachment therefor comprising a support; spaced flanges on said supportdefining guide means; yieldable clamps slidable in said guide means forremovably mounting said support to said clipper head; manually operablelevers pivoted on said support for moving said clamps; a tiltablecarrier fulcrumed on said support and having comb receiving means; and acomb mounted in said receiving means on said carrier for slidingadjustment thereon toward and from the tip of said clipper head andbeing effective to guide the hair to the clipper head during clippingoperations, and said hair clipper being tiltable with respect to saidcomb during clipping operations.

9. In combination with the cutting head of a hair clipper having a guardmember, a comb attachment therefor comprising a support; guiding meanson said support; reciprocable members movable in said guiding means;grippers at outer regions of said members for detachably engaging theSide edges of said guard member; manually operable levers pivoted onsaid support for moving said reciprocable members to release saidgrippers; a carrier pivotally mounted on said support for both tiltingand sliding movement thereon; comb receiving means on'said carrier; anda comb mounted in said receiving means on said carrier for slidingadjustment thereon; and guiding the hair to the cutting head duringclipping operations, and said hair clipper being adapted to tilt withrespect to said comb during such clipping operations for varying thelength of the cut.

ADELMO GIORGI.

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